Julius miutz



J. MINTZ.

HAND STAMP. I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1919- 1 323,782. Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

,INVENTCR v 476: ((05 ikAMWL/L ATTOR NEY drawing.

.JULIUs mm'rz. or YORK, n. Y-

KHAND-STAMR';

To all who???) it mayconcemt: l Be it known that I, J nLIUs Mnvrz, a c1 t1- zen of the United States of Amerlca, residing at New York city, Bronx county, State ofNew York, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. s

This invention relates to improvementsin hand stamps, but more particularly to that class consisting of flexible bands carrying numeral or letter type, said bands being adjusted by hand whenany combination of numerals or letters is needed. 7

One of the objections to this form of hand stamp is that it is quite impossible to adjust the bands without soiling the hands, as more or less ink will adhere to the bands. In this form of hand stamp the numerals or letters selected are inked, just previous to use, by causing them to contact with an ink pad; The'object ofmy invention .is to provide a stamp of this nature,the bands of which canbe adjusted without soiling the hands. In the accompanying Figure 1 is a face view of a hand stamp embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, the'bands being I 1 in said plate. As can be seen in F1-g.j4,the

omitted;

Flg. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectlonal vlew thereof;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view illustrating the mechanism for 'preventing movement of any oneof the bands;

Fig. 5 is a face view of a modified form of my invention;

Fig. 6 is an end view illustrating the manner of attaching the handle plate thereto, the'bands being omitted, as well as other elements;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional plan view, the section being taken on line 77 in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail view illustrating the connecting means for the handle plate and stamp frames.

While my improved stamp is arranged for manual manipulation, certain means are provided to enable the operator to set the type carriers without soiling the hands or even touching the carriers. For this reason my improved stamp is much more cleanly than the usual form of hand stamps. In the usual form of hand stamps, the carriers are adjusted independently of each other by Application filed February 24,1919. Serial No. 278,781.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t 2, 1919 operating the drum which-carries same. In

my improved stamp the carriers are adjusted bymeans located' exteriorly of the frame, certain means being provided to arrest the movement of the carriers not needed.

As herein arranged, my improved hand stamp cOnsiSts of aframe 9 having a handle 10 and a drum 11 carried by a shaft 12 re tatab-lysupportedby the frame. At one end of'the shaft I place a knurled wheel 13 by which the drum 11 is rotated.fiThe drum 11 l carries allof the'flexible type carriers, in this instance four, said carriers being-indicated by 14,15, 16 and 17. Each of the car riers is 'provided witha pluralityof type, in this instance numerals, as illustrated in Fig. 1. When drum llis rotated. all-of the carriers, 14, 15,016 and-17'-will move, there being a plate 18 providedfat the lower end of frame9 for the carriers to move across and to provide a fiat backing for the type. As the carriers will be adjusted oneat'a time to cause the desired numeralsto be POSltlOIlBdfit thelower endof the frame, over plate 18, I'provide special means to arrest the movement of all'carriers excepting the one selected. To accomplish this result, I provide a plate 19 carrying stops 20, one for each carrier, slidably mounted in slots 21 plate 19 is disposed at an angle, relative to the carriers, in order that the shoes 22, which form a part of the stops, can be moved into contact or away from the carriers. 7 Each 1 stop 20 consists ofthe; said shoes 22 carried the carriers, hence the carriers can be moved. Should I desire to move carrier 14, for instance, to cause any particular type to register with plate 18, I would move the stops 20' opposite carriers 15, 16, 17 downwardly to cause the shoes 22 thereon to contact with said carriers. When drum 11 is rotated, carrier 14 only will move. After having moved carrier 14, and should I desire to select a type on carrier 15, I would pull stop 20, opposite carrier -.14 down, and stop 20 opposite carrier15 up. When drum ll-is again rotated, carrier 15 only will move. In the above manner, I am able to adjust each carrier, one at a time. While performing the above operations, the fingers will not come in contact with the carriers and become soiled.

Should I desire to provide stamps that can be assembledinto groups for the purpose of applying two or more lines of printing'simultaneously, I, provide rectangular frame members 23 (Fig. 5) adapted to be placed end to end. To retain the frames in'this formation, I provide a handle-plate 24c having-flanges 25 to overlap the upper edges of the frame-member23. The flamges 25 will 'be provided with studs 26 to enter openings 27" in the frame-members 23. This arrange ment permits 'me tof-supplyna handleeplatef to retain a plurality -of-'hand=stamp frames.v

Asthe drum which carries the-type: carriers 7 V isoperable exterior-1y of the frame, there isv nothing to prevent said drums being smaller in diameter than thew-idth of the frames;

hence the frames, can be abutted one against the other; In Fig. 5, thedrums are indi- I movement of the carriers 29 in the formof device shownin F ig. 5-, are indicatedby 3L and are carried by plates 32. In this-form, I

the plates-'32. Will be set slightly ithin-the cated lay/'28 and'the, type carriers by-29,

While 30 indicates the hand-Wheels for rotating the drums: v The stops for arresting the frames, as indicated in Fig. 7.v

In bothyforms of my devices the; stops and 'manner of arresting the movement of the" carriers will be the same.- The typecarriers will be made preferablyoxit of rubber-strips,-

and Will be fo'perated in the manner of a belt,

or frictionallyg Those carriers which are actedupon by the stops Will not movejwhen= the drum is rotated,

Instead ofad usting-the ously and, by its stop, arrestthe band, havingthefirst nn1nber-,-in thecombination, as v soon as said number reaches platelS; the

band having thenextinumber Will thenbef stopped andso, on, until all the numbers arep seleetedL By thisoperationI avoid adjusting' each. band separately, and can accompli-shthe resnltb'yrotating dru1n-- lI-once,

After the desired number-is selected, all the bands 1 can be locked against displacement type.

bands one at a I time, I may operate all of them, simultanestops 20, to prevent irregularity of the v Having described my invention, What I- claimis: v

1'. In a hand-stamp, a frame, a plurality of fie2 ib1e typecar riers movablyj supported 'by said frame, means to' move the carriers simultaneously, andmeans to arrest the movement of any one of said'oarriers by direct contact with the outer surfacefthereof; 2: In :a-hdrid-stamp, aframe, a' plurality of flexible type-carriers movably' supported by saiclfraime, means to move said-carriers; v

simultaneously, and asstopr mechanismfor eaeh carrier to arrest the movementth'ereofat will by direct'contanc't w-ith the outer m-i face-thereof. i 7

3; In a handestamp, a plurality of flexible said drum, aplate adjfaeent-thecarriers pro-- v vided With slots,'the;rebeing-aslotoppositeeach carrier, and a stop foreach carrier slidably mounted-ineach slots 1 r v 5. In a 11ancl+stamp,;aframe, arotatable drum rotatablysupported by the/frame,- a-

plurality of flexible type-carriers carried by 1 said drum, a' plate adj acen-tf the carriers posed at an angle relative thereto, saidplate; beingprovidedfvvith' a plurality of-slfots,

there being a slot for each-i carrienja stopslidaloly mounted ineaeh'slo't and consistingof a shoe to contactwith its adjacent; carrier, and aibutton, to movesaid shoe,

y of Februar; 1919 Witnesses: I I

, MAURICE BLooK, EDWARD A. JARVIS.

Signed at New York city, N.'Y.,th-is21;" I

JULIUS M TZ; f 

